Contents: February 1992, Volume 58, Issue 2        Research Article        Mycology        Food Microbiology        General Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Errata Other Issues

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Research Article:

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Microbial reduction of manganese and iron: new approaches to carbon cycling. K H Nealson and C R Myers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 439-443; [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell surface redox potential as a mechanism of defense against photosensitizers in fungi. C C Sollod, A E Jenns, and M E Daub Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 444-449; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic iron oxidation by Leptothrix discophora: identification of an iron-oxidizing protein. P L Corstjens, J P de Vrind, P Westbroek, and E W de Vrind-de Jong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 450-454; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular cloning of genes related to aflatoxin biosynthesis by differential screening. G H Feng, F S Chu, and T J Leonard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 455-460; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of different holding regimens on the intestinal microflora of herring (Clupea harengus) larvae. G H Hansen, E Strøm, and J A Olafsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 461-470; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of two proline transport systems in Staphylococcus aureus and their possible roles in osmoregulation. J H Bae and K J Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 471-475; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a lactococcal integration vector by using IS981 and a temperature-sensitive lactococcal replication region. K M Polzin and L L McKay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 476-484; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of chlorobenzoate transformation on the Pseudomonas testosteroni biphenyl and chlorobiphenyl degradation pathway. M Sondossi, M Sylvestre, and D Ahmad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 485-495; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolites formed during anaerobic transformation of toluene and o-xylene and their proposed relationship to the initial steps of toluene mineralization. P J Evans, W Ling, B Goldschmidt, E R Ritter, and L Y Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 496-501; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of the herbicide bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile) by purified pentachlorophenol hydroxylase and whole cells of Flavobacterium sp. strain ATCC 39723 is accompanied by cyanogenesis. E Topp, L Y Xun, and C S Orser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 502-506; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of a 72-kilodalton mosquitocidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni PG-14 expressed in B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki by using the shuttle vector pHT3101. C Chang, S M Dai, R Frutos, B A Federici, and S S Gill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 507-512; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and partial characterization of an 87-kilodalton beta-1,3-glucanase from Bacillus circulans IAM1165. R Aono, M Sato, M Yamamoto, and K Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 520-524; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an extracellular protease inhibitor of Bacillus brevis HPD31 and nucleotide sequence of the corresponding gene. Y Shiga, K Hasegawa, A Tsuboi, H Yamagata, and S Udaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 525-531; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA relatedness among strains of the sweet potato pathogen Streptomyces ipomoea (Person and Martin 1940) Waksman and Henrici 1948. D P Labeda and A J Lyons Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 532-535; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas putida KT2442 cultivated on glucose accumulates poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) consisting of saturated and unsaturated monomers. G N Huijberts, G Eggink, P de Waard, G W Huisman, and B Witholt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 536-544; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intestinal colonization potential of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)- and dab (Limanda limanda)-associated bacteria with inhibitory effects against Vibrio anguillarum. J C Olsson, A Westerdahl, P L Conway, and S Kjelleberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 551-556; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic transformation and toxicity of trichlorophenols in a stable enrichment culture. T Madsen and H Aamand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 557-561; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, sequencing, and expression in Escherichia coli of lcnB, a third bacteriocin determinant from the lactococcal bacteriocin plasmid p9B4-6. M J van Belkum, J Kok, and G Venema Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 572-577; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurement of marine picoplankton cell size by using a cooled, charge-coupled device camera with image-analyzed fluorescence microscopy. C L Viles and M E Sieracki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 584-592; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and microscopic identification of sulfate-reducing bacteria in multispecies biofilms. R I Amann, J Stromley, R Devereux, R Key, and D A Stahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 614-623; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by fatty acids and monoglycerides. L L Wang and E A Johnson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 624-629; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insecticidal properties of a crystal protein gene product isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae. L Masson, W J Moar, K van Frankenhuyzen, M Bossé, and R Brousseau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 642-646; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a 3-chlorobiphenyl-utilizing recombinant from an intergeneric mating. R H Adams, C M Huang, F K Higson, V Brenner, and D D Focht Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 647-654; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduction of Campylobacter jejuni colonization of chicks by cecum-colonizing bacteria producing anti-C. jejuni metabolites. J L Schoeni and M P Doyle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 664-670; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of monoclonal antibodies to demonstrate different sites with different functional characteristics in a bacterial lipase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa YS-7. N Daya-Mishne and Y Shabtai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 677-685; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disinfection of drinking water by using a novel electrochemical reactor employing carbon-cloth electrodes. T Matsunaga, S Nakasono, T Takamuku, J G Burgess, N Nakamura, and K Sode Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 686-689; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Light-dependent degradation of nitrophenols by the phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus E1F1. R Blasco and F Castillo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 690-695; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential early intermediates in anaerobic benzoate degradation by Rhodopseudomonas palustris. K J Gibson and J Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 696-698; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IS946-mediated integration of heterologous DNA into the genome of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis. D A Romero and T R Klaenhammer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 699-702; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of acetate utilization among strains of an aceticlastic methanogen, Methanothrix soehngenii. S Ohtsubo, K Demizu, S Kohno, I Miura, T Ogawa, and H Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 703-705; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic characterization of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 associated with respiratory disease in Australia. J Lanser, M Adams, R Doyle, P Hewitt, and N Sangster Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 706-708; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, Listeria ivanovii, and Listeria seeligeri by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. P J Howard, K D Harsono, and J B Luchansky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 709-712; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Pediococcus spp. in brewing yeast by a rapid immunoassay. M Whiting, M Crichlow, W M Ingledew, and B Ziola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 713-716; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of assimilable organic carbon and UV-oxidizable carbon for evaluation of ultrapure-water systems. R A Governal, M T Yahya, C P Gerba, and F Shadman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 724-726; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of an extracellular polyethylene-degrading enzyme(s) by Streptomyces species. A L Pometto, 3rd, B T Lee, and K E Johnson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 731-733; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar for isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from the environment. J D Oliver, K Guthrie, J Preyer, A Wright, L M Simpson, R Siebeling, and J G Morris, Jr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 737-739; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of nitrogen limitation on long-side-chain poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate synthesis by Pseudomonas resinovorans. B A Ramsay, I Saracovan, J A Ramsay, and R H Marchessault Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 744-746; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Filtration sizes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and surrogate viruses used to test barrier materials. C D Lytle, S C Tondreau, W Truscott, A P Budacz, R K Kuester, L Venegas, R E Schmukler, and W H Cyr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 747-749; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The plasmid-encoded lactococcal envelope-associated proteinase is encoded by a chromosomal gene in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris BC101. J Nissen-Meyer, D Lillehaug, and I F Nes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 750-753; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of low numbers of bacterial cells in soils and sediments by polymerase chain reaction. Y L Tsai and B H Olson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 754-757; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal activity of n-tributyltin acetate against some common yam rot fungi. P F Olurinola, J O Ehinmidu, and J J Bonire Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 758-760; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain selection in carbon-limited chemostats affects reproducibility of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus fermentations. L S Lacis and H G Lawford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 761-764; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suitability of the prfA gene, which encodes a regulator of virulence genes in Listeria monocytogenes, in the identification of pathogenic Listeria spp. K Wernars, K Heuvelman, S Notermans, E Domann, M Leimeister-Wächter, and T Chakraborty Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 765-768; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxicity of some Fusarium section Sporotrichiella strains in relation to mycotoxin production. A Visconti, F Minervini, M Solfrizzo, C Bottalico, and G Lucivero Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 769-772; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L. monocytogenes oligonucleotide probe. A R Datta Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 777 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Documentation of the claim that modulation of UV light pulses increases the bactericidal effectiveness of the light. I Tessman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 778 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Stromal Development and Mating System of Balansia epichloë, a Leaf-Colonizing Endophyte of Warm-Season Grasses James F. White, Jr. and James R. Owens Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 513-519; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Extracellular Pectinolytic Enzymes Produced by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Christine Riou, Georges Freyssinet, and Michel Fevre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 578-583; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Production of Concentrated Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Suspensions in Calcium Alginate Beads Nicole Morin, Michèle Bernier-Cardou, and Claude P. Champagne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 545-550; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Variation in Microbial Biomass and Community Structure in Sediments of Eutrophic Bays as Determined by Phospholipid Ester-Linked Fatty Acids Narasimmalu Rajendran, Osamu Matsuda, Norifumi Imamura, and Yoshikuni Urushigawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 562-571; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Temperature on Two Psychrophilic Ecotypes of a Heterotrophic Nanoflagellate, Paraphysomonas imperforata Joon W. Choi and Francesc Peters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 593-599; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Bacterial Oxidation of Sulfide Minerals in Column Leaching Experiments at Suboptimal Temperatures Lasse Ahonen and Olli H. Tuovinen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 600-606; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Yeast Extract and Vitamin B12 on Ethanol Production from Cellulose by Clostridium thermocellum I-1-B Kanji Sato, Shingo Goto, Sotaro Yonemura, Kenji Sekine, Emiko Okuma, Yoshio Takagi, Koyu Hon-Nami, and Takashi Saiki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 734-736; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Formation of Novel Polysaccharides by Bradyrhizobium japonicum Bacteroids in Soybean Nodules John G. Streeter, Seppo O. Salminen, Robert E. Whitmoyer, and Russell W. Carlson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 607-613; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Soybean Rj4 Allele Restricts Nodulation by Bradyrhizobium japonicum Serogroup 123 Strains Michael J. Sadowsky and Perry B. Cregan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 720-723; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of Fluorescent Siderophore-Mediated Iron Uptake in Pseudomonas sp. Strain M114: Evidence for the Existence of an Additional Ferric Siderophore Receptor John Morris, Daniel J. O'Sullivan, Margot Koster, John Leong, Peter J. Weisbeek, and Fergal O'Gara Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 630-635; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Persistence of Viruses in Desert Soils Amended with Anaerobically Digested Sewage Sludge Timothy M. Straub, Ian L. Pepper, and Charles P. Gerba Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 636-641; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Use of Field Application Vectors To Express Nonadaptive Foreign Genes in Competitive Environments C. A. Lajoie, S. -Y. Chen, K. -C. Oh, and P. F. Strom Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 655-663; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Total Degradation of EDTA by Mixed Cultures and a Bacterial Isolate Bernd Nörtemann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 671-676; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Fluorimetric Detection of a Bacillus stearothermophilus Spore-Bound Enzyme, -D-Glucosidase, for Rapid Indication of Flash Sterilization Failure Donald Vesley, Ann C. Langholz, Stephen R. Rohlfing, and William E. Foltz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 717-719; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preparation of Encapsulated Microbial Cells for Environmental Applications Keith E. Stormo and Ronald L. Crawford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 727-730; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Medium for Quantitation of Bacillus popilliae in Soil and in Commercial Spore Powders D. P. Stahly, D. M. Takefman, C. A. Livasy, and D. W. Dingman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 740-743; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Inorganic Membrane Filters (Anopore) for Epifluorescence and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Nanoplankton and Picoplankton Cynthia H. McKenzie, Robert Helleur, and Don Deibel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 773-776; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. in Surface Water Supplies Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1992 58: 780 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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